This weekend, I was in Istanbul with Scott for the Elle Style Awards ceremony. Some day, if you play nice, I’ll tell you about the fiasco when I went to get my award for Fashion Blogger of the Year, yeah! But for the moment, I’m still recovering from the PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). In the meantime, we’ll just talk about all the great stuff that happened.

Yep, I was back in Istanbul and yep, still love it. And plus I got an award, and that’s just plain classy. After, we partied and I met tons of super cool people, and one of them was Ceylan.

I love her style. Ceylan is a fashion editor and she has a blog as well, which seems great even though I can’t understand any of it.

And Ceylan has short hair and it works diabolically well on her… Do you see where I am going with this?

PS : Look at her blog, I’m seeing that it wasn’t long ago that she had long hair. So I’m thinking that deserves a short-hair interview, just to ask her what effect it’s all had. What do you think?

I am always a supporter of short hair on women, so I am all for your interviewing as many short-haired ladies as you like. I miss my own short hair, but I have to stick with longer for now for practical reasons. :(

So glad to hear you’re loving Istanbul! Always makes me so happy when other people share my feelings about the city my family’s from, so, hooray! And Ceylan looks gorgeous with her short hair, I definitely thin you should find out all you can about it, because like you, sometimes I get the urge to chop it all off… Headed to her blog now to check it out, thanks!

Ceylan is so unique and cool. I know her for a long time, she’s one of a kind!
Garance, you are like a radar; always find the perfect face of a city! How come???
That’s why Elle give you that award!
Best,
Ferda-Istanbul

Ceylan Atinc is the fashion editor of Marie Claire Turkey. She is one of my friends! Proud of her!
She’s always at the backside of the camera… But all the photographers say that she must be in front of it as well…
You must see her son (YES! She has a son of 2 years)

Congradulations about your award… and Ceylan… she is soo cool. Her style, her looks, her hair… And I really loved the short hair on her. It’s a pitty that she is on the wrong side of the camera. She certainly should be on the front. I also loved her blog. I’m lucky that I could understand!!!

My-oh-my Garance, are you still considering on cutting your hair?! Well I am sure it will look great, but just remember (from one curly-haired gal to another) that bad hair days will be all the more frequent (I talk from experience!)

And what can I say, beautiful pictures as always. I have thoroughly enjoyed your Instagrams and little snippets of your trip.

Oh yes, please… ask questions!! I have had short hair for the past three years and am finally starting the think I should start growing it out again. Every else says I should keep it short but I’m not convinced. Convince me, Garance!!

I’ve had short hair for over five years & won’t ever go back to long – spent my whole curly life thinking it was the only option that made sense, but never being happy with it! Fortunate to meet stylist who told me she had hair just like mine & her short style was so cool!! Turns out my curls don’t start til my hair’s a bit grown out, if that makes any sense. Anyway, it truly is only hair. We’re supposed to think of it as an accessory & have fun with it, right?

I think short hair can be chic without as much effort. That’s why I’ve given up on growing my hair out. I’m getting my hair cut next Saturday. Yay!!! When you get your hair cut, make sure they understand your hair texture and that you don’t want to fuss too much. I’m African American with relaxed hair, very lazy and casual with punk tendencies, yet a yearning for sophistication. The goddess who cuts my hair understands this. She happens to be Chinese, but she understands my hair texture and in 7 years, I’ve only had great cuts!

This woman is unbelievably beautiful. Gorgeous with such a presence!
I would love a short hair interview.
I recently cut my hair to a pixie and it’s been fascinating. Making the decision to “lead with my face” has been a liberating one.

I have always been fascinated by women who have the guts of chopping it all off. Long hair is a security blanket for many women, and I wonder if I could ever deal with a bad day with just mascara and/or red lipstick. I would also have to see someone gorgeous with short red hair before I could EVER be convinced this could suit me!

I absolutely love Ceylans hair but unfortunately, I have to realize that it would never work for me. I have slightly curly hair, nowhere near as curly as you.
20 years ago I and whoever was cutting my hair at the time decided that cutting a fringe would really suit my face…BIG MISTAKE!
After a few days when my new fringe realized what had happened to it, it went nuts and went completely curly…as in afro curly. So there I was, with an afro fringe (kind of like a muffin at the top of my head) and the rest of my hair in waves… I cried and cried, it was as you can imagine not a good look.

The point to this story is that i love short hair but seeing you and I both have curls, we really need to think it through before we chop. Find the BEST stylist ever, one who really understands curly hair, go in and just have a chat. Book a chat, not a cut. Then go home and think about it.

I cut my hair by myself a week ago as well, have gotten a ton of compliments, but at times I still look into the mirror and think about how much I miss having my hair in braids. But nevertheless it’s a fantastic change. I’d love to hear what she says about short hair.

THANK YOU ALL for the comments! Here I am to answer hair questions ;)
I decided to cut my hair short after giving birth to my son. I was brave enough, but the point is how to find a hairdresser as brave as me?
So I met Kemal Baykar – Cozy Coiffeur who is known as the Scissorhands ;)
Many compliments after the haircut, but the most important thing is: LIFE IS SO EASY WITH A SHORT HAIR!
My hair is straight, keep this in mind.

It was a pleasure to meet Garance&Scott in Istanbul! Wanna see them in summer again, so we can spend a day at Prince Islands on the Marmara Sea.
xxx,
Ceylan

Could someone tell me what effect/camera filter is used to achieve that sunny, nostalgic look? Is it a 81A filter? Or simply an added effect? OR…… all natural! If so, You, Garance, are a photography genius!

So, knowing my input is going to be the one who tips the scale, here goes: I have noticed something interesting going on hairwise on the coolest Copenhageners (few but forward), the odd bun. It is hard to explain, but I will try: they take a small portion of hair from the top of the head, like the front, to make cool short hair looking/messy updo’s, like the “Elvis” puff (sort of like your girl in the picture). Some put them at weird angles, but it always work. I bet you this will be on the runways in the upcoming shows. There is no playing around with your hair like that if you crop it off.. :-) hugs from Copenhagen

My dearest Ceylan, I’ve known her when she was a kid. She’ so sincere & adorable. I’m glad she’s doing what she wanted to do, she has the style. Her blog is great, but the greatest is the face which not everone looks great in short hair. I love the picture with the cat & the outfit. Hope to see more in the future.